Occurrences of Indigestible Foreign Bodies in Cattle Slaughtered at Morogoro Municipal Slaughterhouse, Tanzania

Table 1

Occurrence of indigestible foreign bodies in different categories of cattle slaughtered at Morogoro Municipal Slaughterhouse ().

Parameter	Category	Animals examined	Animals with indigestible foreign bodies	Percent	Odds ratio	95% CI	value
Grazing system	Extensive	361	82	22.7	2.4951	1.1033–5.6429	0.0175
	Intensive	26	11	42.3
Breed	Cross	26	11	42.3	0.4008	0.1772–0.9064	0.0175
	Local	361	82	22.7
Sex	Female	217	52	23.9	1.0085	0.6305–1.6131	0.4850
	Male	170	41	24.1
Age	≤4 years	283	60	21.2	1.7275	1.0459–2.8532	0.0179
	>4 years	104	33	31.7
Body condition	Poor	37	14	37.8	3.2095	1.2718–8.0995	0.0076
	Good	69	11	15.9
	Moderate	281	68	24.2	1.6833	0.8359–3.3898	0.0702
	Good	69	11	15.9

Statistically significant.